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A. WHITE. FURNITURE JOINT.

.APELICATION FILED AUG.30, 1918.

1,306,452, Patented June 10, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET lv v f fgna WITNESSES: IINVENTOR ATTORNEYS A. WHITE.

FURNITURE JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED AWL-30.1918.

Patented June 10, 1919.

I INVENTOR 7%75fl @47 ATTORNEYS '"ZFNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ARTHUR WHITE, or sHEBoYc-An rams, wrsconsm.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ARTHUR WHITE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Sheboygan Falls, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have in- 9-9 of Fig. 7.. p v a lieferring now 'more'particularly to thevented. certain new and useful Improvements in F urniture- J oints; and I do hereby" declare that the following is a full, clear,

and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in furniture structures of that type such as chairs and tables, wherein there is provided a box or frame on whlch the top member of the furniture article rests.

It is primarily the object of my invention to provide in a most economical manner, an improved connection between the box sills and the legs at the corners of the article of furniture, and it is more particularlyan object to provide such a connection which down structure. v

A further important object resides in the provision of an improved knock-down structure whereby, without adding materiallyto the bulk of the structure when packed for shipping, the leg members may be permanently connected with certainof their connecting members at'the time of manufacture of the chair, so as to provide for a most simple assembling operation after shipping the article, and so as to conduce to a maximum firmness of parts.

WVith the above and other objects and advantages in view, which will be apparent as the description'proceeds, my invention resides in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as

appended claims. V

In the accompanying drawings:

Figures l to 5 are detail viewsof the various assembling units of -my improved knocked-down chair.

hereinafter described and defined by the Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the back' unit. I

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the front unit.

-Fig. 3 is a view showing the two box frame units.

' Fig. 4: is a plan view ofthe leg stretch unit, and i portion. of the chair, with the corners Specification of Letters Patent. Patent ed une 10" 1919, n pplication filed August so, 1918. Seria1No.252', 1 04. I i

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line stretch bar 14: also connectsthe lower por-, A tions of the legs,--and inthe manufacture of my. chair,'all of the parts heretofore described are permanently secured together 7 to' form a substantially fiat assembling unit lends itself most readily to usein a knockof my chair.

A second assembling unit of the chair is A 'curement of each end of the boxsill 16 to the leg 15 is effected by means of the usual. dowel 18. A third assembling unit for the ,chair comprises a pair of side leg stretches19 connected by an intermediate bar 20 and having their ends provided with dowels 19 engaging in sockets 10 in the chair legs upon assembly of the chair after shipping, the intermediate bar 20 being permanently. connected with the leg stretch bars 19' at the time of manufacture. -21 designates each of the side sills of the chair box, and these sills oarry means fon securing them to the legs and the other box sills to thus assemble the chair. A seat member- '22 is provided which is adapted to seat on the chair box and leg ends and to be secured thereto in any suitable manner, the rear corners of the seat member being cut out at 23 inthe usual manner to receive the rear leg bars. I

The securing means carried by each end of each box side sill 21 comprises a brace bar 24 projectingobliquely from the sill adjav cent its end, said brace bar having its outer end face beveled to fit against the inner face of one of the leg-connected box sills in assembly of the chair. For securing this brace bar to the sills,.bent plates 25 are secured, on

g cos of the brace by rivets as passing through the curved intermediate portions of the plates, and the ends of these plates are projected beyond the beveled ends of the brace bar, The ends of the plates adjacent the side sill 21 project transversely into the sill and are secured by a permanent fastening nail 27 passed through said plate ends'and the sill, it being noted that the width of the sill is greater than the width of the brace plate. if he other ends of the bars project from the end of the brace bar and are adapted to engage in sockets 28 in the adjacent legconnected box sill. Dowels project from the end faces of the box side sills 21 and are engageable in sockets 30 in the leg members. It is noted that the side sills 21 may be, and in the present instance are, convergent toward the rear of the chair, and to facilitate assembly of the chair, the dowels 29 and the projected ends of the metal plates 25 are dis posed in parallel relation to each other and in slightly oblique relation to the sill 21,,

the too and bottom whereby they may be properly engaged in the sockets oi" the leg units, all of themeceivi-ng sockets c each unit being parallel.

In the inan.= itacture of the chair units, a pair of e bars 2% are connected with each 30 side sill 2 gether with the plates 25, and

thus i. ling unit is provided which may if readily manipulated in the assembli ation to eilect an exceedingly sin l o. convenient assembling operation.

i *ly, it is merely necessary to in sert the and projected ends of the plate in the corresponding sockets of the l eretofore described, the leg stretch dowels .193 and comprising i0 bars being at the same time enga ets 16 of the legs. Securin then driven through the end pow front and rear cor; sills 12 an ugh openings 32 in the plate as e ject into their recesses, it

ot d par icularly by reference to Fig. nails are relatively heavy in e heir ends beveled whereds of he nails pass through the I a drawing action is set up by rue parts are :turther con amped together, by lag screws ough the cent a'l portion of "d or bars i rid diagonally Draw bolts ch the rear 1 ansversely seat men-- be el to etlect a snug engageresdymanl er and without the aid of any special skill to provide a most substantial article. .It is noted that the plates 25, in

addition to providing the connecting 'projec I since there is avoided the tendency to wear and looseness which would be set up in connection with metallic clamping surfaces engaging the sills, due to the'severe stresses 1mparted in the use of the chair.

Nhile 1 have shown and described my invention in the embodiment of a chair, it may be readily appreciated that my invention may be, as well associated with a knockeddown table structure, merely by increasing the proportions and using the member22 as a table top, it being also understood that various changes and vmodifications of strum ture within the scope of the appended claims, may be resorted to, without departm' invention. v My invention chair structure inasmuch as, for the proporing in any manner from the spirit of my 'tion of material which it contains, a chair is subjected more often to extraordinary strains than any other article of furniture, and inasmuch as glue has been mainly relied upon in chair construction to hold the parts snugly together, a considerable weakness is present in such ordinary constructions in view of the deterioration of the glue, particularly under continued stresses permitting looseness of parts and liability of breakage. By my improved construction I more than double the strength of the chair structure, as compared to ordinary constructions, without adding materially to the cost of manufacture, and in any, construction a permanent strength is ailorded the chair which is not possible in constructions relyupon glue to retain rigid connection of parts.

By my improved knock-down arrangement ermittin most read assembl" whendesired, the bulk of knock-down chair structures is less thanihalt of the ordinary set up structure, thus, in shipping permitting the most favorable railroad freight classification of knock-down fiat, the rate on shipments so classified beinglcssthan one-half of the 'ht on set up shipments, also in 11g chair structures formed of my or other has particular value in a -or furniture comprising ibled units, there exists a rninithe combination with a pair of adj acent box sills of a brace block extending diagonally therebetween and abutting therewith, anda metallic plate secured to the block and havj ing its ends directed laterally, each end of the plate projecting transversely into. and secured in one'of the box sills.

2. A corner. joint for furniture comprising the combination with a pair of adjacent box sills of'a brace hlock'jextending diagonally therebetween; metallic plates on the top and bottom faces of the block-having their ends directed laterally from the block, securing 5 members passed through said plates an blocks for-securing them together, the lateral ends of said plates projecting transversely into said sills, and securing means passed through said sills and plate ends. a

3. A knock-down furniture structure comprising pairs of legs,'a pair of opposed hear sill members permanently connected each tions on the ends ofsaidsills and bracebars I extending in parallel'relation and engageable in said parallel recesses of the legs and first'named sills, and a seat engageahle on said. box sills. a a

In testimonythat I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Sheboygan 4 Falls in the county of Sheboygan, and State of Wisconsin.-

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